Crossword Genius

Hurt when head is broken outside city (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ached

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'hurt' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'head is broken outside city' is the wordplay.
'is broken' indicates an anagram.
'outside' means one lot of letters goes inside another (some letters go outside others).
'city' becomes 'c' (this could be a standard abbreviation I've not previously seen).
'head' anagrammed gives 'ahed'.
'ahed' enclosing 'c' is 'ACHED'.

'when' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for ached that I've seen before include "Yearned" , "Throbbed" , "caused discomfort" , "suffered" , "Hurt" .)

Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.